NASHVILLE — Republicans in the state House approved a bill Thursday to ban public schools from sending home to parents any information about "Obamacare."

School systems, especially in poorer areas and at schools with health clinics, occasionally send home material to parents about health assistance available to students and their families.

House Bill 2248 says schools "shall not include information on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ... in any school communication, written or electronic, to families of students concerning medical assistance, TennCare or the children's health insurance program."

The bill is set for review in a Senate committee Wednesday.

It's sponsored by Rep. Glen Casada and Sen. Jack Johnson, who represent Williamson County, which has the highest per-person income in Tennessee. It won a 60-26 House vote, with 59 Republicans and one Democrat in favor and 26 Democrats against.

Rep. G.A. Hardaway, D-Memphis, asked how it will affect schools with clinics, which send information home to parents. "It's pretty simple: Any information about the Affordable Care Act could not be distributed," Casada said.

Rep. Bo Mitchell, D-Nashville, said a vote for the bill "is a vote to deprive children of health care. We can have all our arguments about politics but when you start trying to hurt children to advance a political cause, this is wrong."